More from Patrick Brzeski
The 35 Most Powerful Women in International Television
The writers and actors strikes in Hollywood, and the related issues of AI and the disruption of business models brought on by global streaming platforms, have dominated industry discussions this year, overshadowing debates over gender equity, diversity and inclusion. But the progress in those areas continues, noted by groups like the 50:50 Equality Project, a […]
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Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival Makes Comeback With Expanded Selection, Ambitious Focus on South Asian Cinema (Full Lineup)
Following a three-year pandemic hiatus, India’s Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival is returning in expanded form this fall with a bumper selection of 250 films and an ambitious focus on South Asian cinema. The festival, which runs from Oct. 27 to Nov. 5 in Mumbai, revealed the bulk of its lineup Monday and the chair […]
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Tokyo Film Festival: Zhang Yimou to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
Chinese filmmaking icon Zhang Yimou will receive the Tokyo International Film Festival’s lifetime achievement award, the event’s organizers revealed Tuesday. Zhang will be presented with the honor at the Tokyo festival’s opening ceremony on Oct. 23 in “recognition of his extraordinary career and long-standing contributions to the film industry.” The director will later participate in […]
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Disney’s ‘Moving’ Sweeps Busan Film Festival’s Asia Contents Awards
Disney’s Korean fantasy drama Moving was the big winner Sunday at the Busan International Film Festival’s Asia Contents Awards, which honors excellence in content creation for TV and streaming services across the region. Moving, which has become Disney+ and Hulu’s most-watched Korean series both in Asia and globally, took home the first-place best creative award, best writer […]
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Japanese Anime ‘The Concierge’ Set for North America Theatrical Release Via Crunchyroll
Anime specialty company Crunchyroll revealed Thursday that it has acquired all North American rights to the upcoming Japanese animated feature The Concierge. The company, a subsidiary of Sony, plans to release the film in North American theaters early next year. The film is a feature adaptation of Tsuchika Nishimura’s beloved manga series The Concierge at Hokkyoku […]
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South Korea’s CJ ENM Hires Elsie Choi to Lead U.S. Scripted TV Team
Korean entertainment giant CJ ENM has hired Los Angeles-based producer Elsie Choi to serve as head of scripted TV at its U.S. office. Choi most recently served as an executive producer on 20th Television/Hulu TV’s upcoming series Interior Chinatown, based on Charles Yu. It stars Jimmy O. Yang and is directed by Taika Waititi. CJ ENM is […]
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Japan’s Johnny Kitagawa Sex Abuse Scandal: 478 Victims Come Forward, Company Rebranding Slammed as “Ridicule”
Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, engulfed in one of the largest sexual abuse scandals of the post-#MeToo era, said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday it would change its name and split into two companies. The existing company will be renamed Smile-Up and tasked exclusively with providing compensation to the hundreds of […]
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China Box Office: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Under the Light’ Wins Mid-Autumn Holiday Race With $63M Opening
It’s turning into the year of Zhang Yimou at China’s box office. The venerable 73-year-old director’s 26th feature, crime drama Under the Light, topped ticket sales during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival holiday over the past four days, opening to $62.6 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. This comes after Zhang’s previous feature, the historical mystery thriller […]
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Oscars: Singapore Selects Anthony Chen’s ‘The Breaking Ice’ for International Feature Category
Singapore has picked Ilker Anthony Chen’s coming-of-age Chinese drama The Breaking Ice as its submission to the 2024 Oscars in the best international feature category. The film made its world premiere in May in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section, with The Hollywood Reporter‘s critics later selecting it as one of the 20 best films screened at the prestigious French festival […]
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‘Alice in Borderland’ Lands Season 3 Renewal at Netflix
It’s official: Netflix has renewed its hit Japanese sci-fi thriller drama Alice in Borderland for a third season. Fans of the show noticed late Wednesday that Netflix had unceremoniously dropped a teaser for a third season, leading to online speculation that more episodes of the live-action show were officially in the works. At the APOS […]
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Tokyo Film Festival Aims to Boost Global Relevance With Bumper 2023 Edition
The Tokyo International Film Festival undertook a series of bold changes in 2020 to enhance its international reach, including a location change and major shakeups across staffing and programming. For the global film community, however, much of the overhaul went unfelt due to the travel restrictions of the pandemic. The Tokyo festival’s chairman, Hiroyasu Ando, emphasized […]
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‘Yellow Door’ Trailer: Netflix Doc About Korea’s Bong Joon-ho Generation of Movie Fanatics
Netflix has a treat in store for superfans of Korean cinema. The streamer dropped the first trailer Tuesday for the upcoming documentary Yellow Door: 90s Lo-fi Film Club, described as “a cinematic ode to the golden era of Korean cinephilia.” (Watch the trailer below.) Directed by Lee Hyuk-rae, the new documentary takes viewers back to […]
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